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Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills
Friday, September 3rd, 2010Rhinoplasty Beverly Hills – What’s to be Expected
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Rhinoplasty has become quite a popular surgery in the past few years. Since your nose (along with your smile) is one of the first things people notice about you, it’s easy to develop poor self esteem or feel self conscious if you’re unhappy with how it looks. Rhinoplasty Beverly Hills is a place where you can go to get rhinoplasty done and feel confident that your results will be amazing.
When you do elect to have the surgery you’ll have an array of changes done to your nose. The size and shape will be sculpted to fit the shapes of your other facial features and the overall appearance will be drastically enhanced. And though it will improve your look you have to go into the surgery with realistic expectations. You have to know that it will look better but may not live up to your expectations for how it might change your life. It’s a big step and needs to be thoughtfully considered before choosing to opt for rhinoplasty Los Angeles.
Though rhinoplasty is often a cosmetic surgery, sometimes it’s done for health reasons. The structure of some people’s noses is abnormal from injuries or it may just be the way their nose was formed (during birth your septum can actually be affected). If you have a deviated septum, it can cause you to snore which obviously can be pretty annoying and disturbing to you or anyone sleeping in near proximity to you. Tummy tuck Beverly Hills can fix the problem and even do more work on your nose since you’ll already be there and on the operating table.
If you’re considering breast augmentation Beverly Hills, you’ll need to plan for your recovery. As with any surgery, your recovery will be unique to you but similar to that of other people. A dull headache will usually follow the surgery but severe pain is not usually experienced. Bruising and swelling on the nose and cheeks will appear and the amount will vary depending on your own body. Congestion is common since the inside of your nose will be swollen. This usually lasts for a few weeks. Sleeping after rhinoplasty surgery can be pretty difficult and your doctor may recommend a sleep aid immediately following the surgery. Another important thing to remember about recovery is that you shouldn’t blow your nose until your doctor gives you the go ahead.
Breast augmentation Beverly Hills
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Beverly Hills, California is one of the hottest places to get your plastic surgery done and plastic surgeon Beverly Hills are considered to be best in the trade. Whether its rhinoplasty or face lift, Rhinoplasty Beverly Hills plastic surgery will make sure that all your wishes are fulfilled as per your desire.
If you are looking for tummy tuck Beverly Hills, one of the first decision you as the candidate will have to make is choosing the type of breast implant you want. Certainly the benefits of both - silicone and saline breast implants cannot be undermined. While silicone has become popular in a big way all over the world since its official approval in 2006 by the World Medical Association, saline remains a popular option too. During the period of 1990 to 2003, United States’ surgeons were only allowed to use saline breast implants. This resulted in many women liking it more than the other.
Lipoabdominoplasty - an improved tummy tuck procedure
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Lipoabdominoplasty is a recently popularized procedure in the United States as more and more plastic surgeons are starging to perform this procedure. Lipoabdominoplasty allows to achieve better abdominal contouring as compared to a conventional tummy tuck. Patients with mid and upper abdominal fat excess frequently had to undergo a second liposuction procedure to remove fat from those areas. Lipoabdominoplasty allows to remove fat excess in the mid and upper abdominal areas in one stage. Safety and recovery following lipoabdominoplasty appears to be faster than following a conventional tummy tuck.
Visit the before and after photo gallery to view the results of lipoabdominoplasty.
Plastic surgery- tummy tuck
Permanent lip augmentation using silicone implants
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Introduction of silicone lip implants today allows plastic surgeons to offer patients a safe, natural, and permanent method of lip augmentation. Silicone lip implants are soft and shape specifically to produce a natural feel and look. These implants are similar in the feel to the gummy bear breast implants that are used for breast augmentation. Silicone lip implants cannot leak. These implants are be inserted in the office under local anesthesia through small incisions in the corner of the mouth. The procedure takes about 15-20 min to perform. The implants can be easily removed in the office in the future if the patient decides to have them removed. Lip augmentation can be performed alone or in combination with other procedures such as breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, tummy tuck, or liposuction.
Do Breast Implants Need to be Changed Every Ten Years?
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009A Los Angeles plastic surgeon is frequently asked by his or her patients whether breast implants need to be changed every 10 years. A simple answer is no. Breast implants do not need to be changed if there are no problems with them. For most patients, Los Angeles breast implants will last a lifetime. However, some women will need to undergo a second surgery. There are several reasons for which this may be necessary.
- Capsular contracture occurs in about 8-9% (3 year study) of women undergoing breast augmentation using silicone or saline implants. Capsular contracture is a thicker than usual capsule that is formed around the implant causing the implant to feel harder and deforming its shape. For severe forms of capsular contracture, revision surgery may be necessary to remove or release the capsule.
- Implant infection requires implant removal but fortunately happens very rarely.
- Implant asymmetry is another reason for which women may seek revision surgery.
- Implant rupture has an incidence of about 0.5% for silicone implants and about 3 % for saline implants (3 year study). Ruptured implants need to be removed.
Today breast Los Angeles breast augmentation is performed primarily using silicone implants. The new generation silicone implants have a lower leak rate than older silicone implants. Los Angeles breast enlargement has become and more socially acceptable procedure. Breast augmentation is frequently performed with other procedures such as rhinoplasty Los Angeles, Liposuction Los Angeles, or tummy tuck Los Angeles.
Evolution of Breast Augmentation
Monday, February 9th, 2009Breast augmentation has become one of the most commonly performed plastic surgical procedures across the world. Many women turn to plastic surgeons to enhance the size of their breasts or restore the breast volume that may have been lost following pregnancy or weight loss. Today breast enlargement procedures are performed using silicone or saline implants. However, in the past other materials were tried.
First breast augmentation was performed using paraffin injection in 1890. This procedure resulted in infections and formation of lumps and thus lost its popularity. Fat transfer from the abdominal or buttock area to the breasts was attempted in 1920. Not all of the transplanted fat survived. As some fat went away, breast asymmetry and lumps resulted. Even though this procedure did not gain a wide acceptance at that time, recently some surgeons were able to produce more predictable results with fat transplant. However, concerns remain whether cancer detection may be obscured with transplanted fat.
In 1960 silicone was introduced for breast augmentation. Initially this was done in the form of silicone injections. The injections resulted in chronic inflammatory lumps called granulomas. Silicone migrated to other parts of the body in some patients. Today silicone injections are FDA approved for breast augmentation. Some physicians or non-physicians still performed silicone injection for breast augmentation, typically outside of the US.
In the mid 1900s polyvinyl sponges were used for breast augmentation. These synthetic sponges hardened producing a hard breast. Additionally, sponge infections and possible link to cancer caused this procedure to be abandoned. Another unsuccessful material for breast augmentation was soybean oil. Soybean oil implants produced toxic and rancid byproducts and therefore were not approved.
In the 1960s silicone breast implants gained a wide popularity for breast augmentation as they resulted in soft feeling augmented breasts. Due to concerns thatsilicone implants may cause cancer, FDA banned the use of silicone implants for cosmetic breast augmentation but permitted their use for reconstructive purposes through clinical trials. Recently, silicone implants became FDA approved for cosmetic breast enhancement as studies have confirmed their safety.
Today saline filled and silicone gel breast implants are FDA approved for breast augmentation Los Angeles. Recent studies in the US show that the new silicone breast implants have similar complication rate to saline filled breast implants. The new generation of silicone implants are less likely to leak and form capsular contracture than the first generation. Gummy bear breast implants are currently under investigation and will likely gain FDA approval in the near future.
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Nasal airway obstruction
Monday, February 9th, 2009Nasal airway obstruction is very common. In fact many people may not know they have at least a partial obstruction of breathing as they may have never experienced what it is like to breath well. Many patients presenting to plastic surgeons for nose reshaping or rhinoplasty are diagnosed with a nasal airway obstruction. The patients will typically report that they have no breathing problems through the nose. However, during examination a partial or complete nasal airway obstruction is diagnosed. On further questioning, it becomes evident that many of such patients do not sleep well at night or even experience worsening breathing during exercises.
There are several causes of nasal airway obstruction. Chronic allergies are a common cause of difficulty breathing. Allergies do not respond to surgical treatment and are treated with medications. Obstruction due to a deviated septum or enlarged turbinates (sometimes referred to as “meat”) can be effectively treated surgically during a procedure called rhinoplasty. It poses a surgical challenge for a plastic surgeon who is performing cosmetic rhinoplasty on a patient who also has difficulty breathing.
As the nose is made smaller and narrower during rhinoplasty, the patency of nasal airway decreases. Unfortunately there are many patients who do not breath well following their rhinoplasty procedures. Most experienced rhinoplasty surgeons will take measures to also open nasal airways to improve or at least maintain the breathing function of the nose since creating beautiful nose that is blocked is simply a useless nose. Being able to breath well is important is as the quality of sleep, ability to exercise, and the health of the heart all depend on this important function.
Vladimir Grigoryants, MD
plastic surgeon Los Angeles specializing in rhinoplasty Los Angeles
A Scarless Nose Job: Open vs Closed Rhinoplasty
Friday, December 19th, 2008
The nose is the central part of a person’s face. How the person’s face is perceived to a large extent depends on the size and shape of the nose as well as the balance of the nose with the rest of the face. It is not surprising that a large number of people turn to plastic surgeons to improve the shape of the nose. The beauty and movie icon city is no exception – in Los Angeles Rhinoplasty procedures are among the most popular.
Nose reshaping surgery or nose job is called rhinoplasty. Most Beverly Hills rhinoplasty experts will agree that rhinoplasty is the most difficult plastic surgical procedure. The two common techniques to peform rhinoplasty are close and open approaches. Increasingly, in high awareness Beverly Hills Closed rhinoplasty (also referred to as endonasal rhinoplasty) is gaining prominence.
In open rhinoplasty, an incision is made across the bottom portion of the nose the skin is elevated exposing the underlying cartilages and bony structures. Even though in most patients the scar is may not be noticeable, there are many patients who complain of the visible or notched scar following an open rhinoplasty. Certain groups of patients are more prone to developing unfavorable scars including patients that have thick skin and patients with olive and darker color skin. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to remove the scar.
Closed rhinopasty (endonasal rhinoplasty) is performed through incisions inside the nose which avoids external scars. Using a closed rhinoplasty approach the nose can be effectively reshaped and breathing can be improved. Recovery after closed rhinoplasty is usually faster than after open rhinoplasty. Sutures are placed and inside and do not need to be removed as they are absorbable. Closed rhinoplasty requires a higher level of surgical experience. Regardless of the approach used, outcomes following rhinoplasty largely depends on the surgeon’s experience with this procedure. There are far fewer Los Angeles Closed Rhinoplasty specialists, as it is a different skill set. To learn more about closed rhinoplasty visit http://www.vgplasticsurgery.com .

